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‘The shadows, the figures playing basketball … I waited for the magic to appear – then it did’: José Luis Morales Martín’s best phone picture

Architect José Luis Morales Martín captured a photograph of two teenagers playing basketball in his Madrid apartment complex's courtyard from his living room window. He was struck by the interplay of light, shadow, and geometry, using his phone to seize the moment when the scene's 'magic' became apparent.

This image exemplifies the growing artistic legitimacy of smartphone photography and the shared principles between architecture and photographic composition. Martín's perspective highlights how everyday, 'ordinary' scenes can be transformed into compelling art through a skilled eye for light, human presence, and geometric form.